> Academics should [...] vot[e] with their feet.
You do see the problem here, don't you?
You do see the problem here, don't you?
It would result in more people going into successful careers in industry.
That's a good thing.
For a lot of people who head down that path, they consider it more of a vocation than a job. It may well be a good thing for all the next folks who consider the path, but it choosing that would come at a large personal cost for them.
Most folks are not that altruistic.